Appu’s final rituals: Home minister thanks for public, police for maintaining peace

Bengaluru : Power star Puneeth Rajkumar’s was buried with full state honors at Kanteerava Studios on Sunday early morning.

Home Minister Araga Jnanendra thanked the police and fans who helped maintain peace during the final rites.

In a press note, Araga said, “The final rituals of Kannada Actor power star Puneet Rajkumar has been held peacefully with full state honours. The public offered homage to the actor in an organised and peaceful manner.
I extend my sincere thanks to our police, BBMP, Revenue Department officer, staff and others who have accepted this situation as a challenge.

We deployed around 20,000 policemen in Bengaluru city to ensure security during his funeral.

In addition, 1,500 policemen have been deployed from other districts, home minister added.